... the length of the small town. With two cruise ships in the harbor and busloads being dropped off from Dubrovnik, we were glad to have seen the town the day before in relative peace. We aimed to Budva, by numbers the most visited destination in Montenegro. After finding our way through the high rises buildings and soon-to-be high rise buildings to a car park in town we walked into the old town. It seems quite clear that Budva had sold its soul to ...

It's hard to know where to start with Montenegro and Albania. The two neighbours aren’t the largest countries and they share many similarities but are also very different at the same time. Montenegro was first up, we arrived from Croatia via Bosnia (first time we’ve been to three countries in a day!) but unfortunately the weather wasn’t cooperating, the incredible Bay of Kotor was largely shrouded in mist, ...

... by the litre) topped off a perfect night….well we thought..post dinner we decided to drop in to a local bar that seemed to have a good vibe with happy hour cocktails from 10pm to midnight. Upon arrival we were sat down by the owner, Nicos, and his happy British helpers (a lot of Brits over ere guv nor) who were constantly running around serving drinks (thought they may have had ADD).. after a mojito or 2 a 3yo boy wanders in with his parents ...

... nice wooden bar not far from the hostel. Andrew was in a band and a couple of his band mates ended up coming to join us. We all had a really nice afternoon that turned into evening. We headed back to the hostel where a crowd had gathered in the common area, cooking food and having drinks. At one point a guitar was passed around for a singalong and everyone was having a nice, chilled out time. Part of what makes Tomi's hostel so welcoming, apart from Tomi himself, is the writing that ...